How to open PQI file?
The software referred to as PQI Opener allows you to freely work with PQI files, including opening their contents. The first thing you should check is that you have the software to handle the PQI file installed. After clicking, your PQI file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling PQI files on your device. However, if an error occurred while opening the file, you can try to fix it by following the instructions below in turn.
Open PQI files in 9 steps
In case it is not possible to open the PowerQuest Drive Image file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- The user must verify that the operating system used by him is compatible with the file PowerQuest Drive Image. If the user tries to open the file PowerQuest Drive Image on a system other than Windows, it may fail.
- No default PartitionMagic application in the system or Norton Ghost, PQIBrowser will prevent you from opening PQI files. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Verify that the default application for handling PQI files is one of the following software tools: PartitionMagic, Norton Ghost, PQIBrowser. If not, open the dialog box with the properties of the PowerQuest Drive Image file and use the "Change" button on the "General" tab. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the PartitionMagic, Norton Ghost, PQIBrowser programs.
Software programs that open PQI file extension
- Files ripped from external media or downloaded from the Internet may have a damaged structure. In this case, although one of the PartitionMagic, Norton Ghost, PQIBrowser programs is installed, the PowerQuest Drive Image file cannot be opened. If possible, you can try to open the PowerQuest Drive Image file directly from its source.
- The antivirus program can identify the virus with which the PowerQuest Drive Image file has been infected and at the same time blocks the opening of the file. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
- Check that the PowerQuest Drive Image file format is not outdated. Sometimes it happens that despite the PQI extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by PartitionMagic or Norton Ghost, PQIBrowser.
- To open the PowerQuest Drive Image file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. In this case, it is necessary to verify the version of your software to handle PQI files and, if necessary, update it to the latest version.
- Make sure that the icon representing the PowerQuest Drive Image file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
- The reason that prevents the opening of a given file may be administrative restrictions defined to protect the system by its administrator.
Useful tools
If, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the PQI extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening PQI files.
Share:
open PQI file
PQI opener
PQI open free online
Share:
Copy and paste this link anywhere.
